Mike Church Quotations

He is like a sponge, ... He is very receptive and has an outstanding work ethic. We have been working on little mechanical things, like knowing where the barrel of the bat is and trying not to work so hard to get a better swing, and it is making him a more productive hitter. I think he is turning into one of the better second basemen in the league.

Roe is their guy. Without him, they struggle.

(Startng pitcher Brad) Whitworth was cruising when we were ahead 5-1, but their guys took advantage of the short porch,

Junior's a little banged up. His hamstring is bothering him again. So Steg (Keith Stegbauer) will be at third and (Jeff) Brooks will be the DH.

That was tough, but we split the series and you have to be happy with that knowing you?re going back home for three games.

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We play well at home and now we need to win the series at home.

We didn?t get our big crooked number inning today. But that?s Can, that?s the hardest he?s thrown all year. It wasn?t 81 (miles per hour) or 82. It was 85, 86, which is not gas, but when you can throw the changeup and curveball at will, you?re gonna win.

But more importantly, we have to win tonight (Friday). We kept playing good baseball (Thursday), but a walk and a couple of hits really hurt us. But other than that, we didn't play poorly. They threw up a big number on us (six runs in the sixth inning), but we're capable of that, too.

To me, anybody who would cut those two guys would have to be out of their minds.

We didn?t hit like we did all year, ... but that?s what playoff baseball is all about.

It would've been nice to come out (of Worcester) 2-0. We had a chance to be 2-0, but they had some big hits late in the game. But it's great to be back at home, and we get to win this series at home. If we win two of three, we get to play for the championship.

That?s the beauty of it (the second half),

It?s disappointing. Of course, it?s disappointing. But I?m proud of these guys, every one of them.

I knew that we were getting an outstanding defensive player, ... His hitting we weren't so sure about. But defense is what we needed most.

In my mind, it?s the Jersey series that got us going,

If he blew it out today (Fri-day), we might lose him for the whole series. We tried to give him a rest and use him sparingly after today.

He's not even supposed to be on it (running). He's battling through a lot of pain. It's bad. It was a tear, and he's back on it. He was out two weeks last month, a full two weeks. Him hurt doesn't help us, but we're trying to get every-thing we can out of him, and he's trying to give us everything he has.

All right, go find a pitch to hit.